diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bx-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bx-python/default.nix
index 57a3609bad0..57ace67d3f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bx-python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bx-python/default.nix
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "bx-python";
-  version = "0.8.6";
+  version = "0.8.9";
   disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bxlab";
     repo = "bx-python";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1i40vmn8n83vqcpqj843riv9vp16s753jc4wc90p0cmrnhmzcv13";
+    sha256 = "0bsqnw8rv08586wksvx2a8dawvhyzvz5pzsh9y3217b6wxq98dnq";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cython ];